Moscow Central Diameters | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Московские центральные диаметры | ||
Area served | Moscow and Moscow Oblast | ||
Transit type | Hybrid urban- suburban rail | ||
Number of lines | 4 (5 planned) | ||
Number of stations | 140 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 21 November 2019 | ||
Operator(s) | Russian Railways | ||
Technical | |||
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge | ||
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The Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) (Russian: Московские центральные диаметры (МЦД), romanized: Moskovskiye tsentralnye diametry (MTsD)) are a system of city train services on existing commuter rail lines in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia. [1]
The system began operation on 21 November 2019, when the first two lines were launched. [2] After first 9.5 months of operation, the passenger traffic of the Moscow Central Diameters reached 100 million. [3] On 27 December 2019, passengers made record 554.6 thousand trips. [4]
Line D3 was opened on 17 August 2023, and Line D4 was opened on 9 September of the same year. [5] [6]
No. | Name [1] | Opening date | Length (km) |
Number of stations |
Planned passenger traffic (mil/yr) |
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Belorussko-Savyolovsky | 21 November 2019 | 52 | 28 [7] | 42.9 | |
Kursko-Rizhsky | 21 November 2019 | 80 | 38 [8] | 48.6 | |
Leningradsko-Kazansky | 17 August 2023 | 85 | 38 [9] | 46.8 | |
Kaluzhsko-Nizhegorodsky | 9 September 2023 | 86 | 36 [10] | ? | |
Yaroslavsko-Paveletsky | 2026 [11] | 89 | 39 [12] | ? | |
Total | 392 | 179 |
The trip cost depends on travel distance; transfers to and from the Moscow Metro and the MCC are free. [13]
At MCD-1 and MCD-2 there are three tariff zones: